'Our House' Musical

May, 2025

Our House is a jukebox musical featuring the music of the British band Madness. The story revolves around Joe Casey, who faces a life-changing decision on his sixteenth birthday: to follow his father's criminal path or to stay honest. The narrative splits into two parallel timelines exploring the consequences of each choice. Set in Camden Town, London, the musical highlights themes of love, family, and fate, all set to the energetic and catchy tunes of Madness.

Costume Designers: Olivia Lewis & Evan Stead

Director: Mark Smith

Photographer: Kirsten McTernan

Costume Assistants: Katie Torbitt, Archie Lewis, Jules Dockstader, Huaiyu (Faye) Li, Ziyi Zhang (Nova).

Costume Makers: Isobel Blackburn, Ziyi Zhang (Nova), Jules Dockstader

Costume Supervisor: Morgan McDonald

Set Designer: Reuben Dutch

Lighting Designer: Charlie Moore

Designer Process

Costume Drawings

Taking reference from 'MADNESS' Band and references from 1890s to Co-Design the costumes for the cast of 35 and band of 7, at RWCMD.

Here are my digital drawings and designs of some of the characters from this production.

The production was at The Sherman, Cardiff (Wales). There were around 150 costumes and accessories! Trying to be as sustainable as we could be, We sourced locally and bought from second hand shops as much as we could. We also hired which also helped us stay to our greenbook standard.